Review of Mortal Engines (2018) by Patti A — 20 Dec 2018

Great creativity, great sets, wonderful imagining of a dystopian futuristic world and characters that can lead to more great movies!

This review of Mortal Engines (2018) was written by Patti A on 20 Dec 2018.

Mortal Engines has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Lonewolf63 (6) on 15 Mar 2019

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Watched ME with my daughters aged 13 and this is our combined review. We were both underwhelmed as a whole…

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By Rudyger (21) on 26 Feb 2019

I thought The Predator was the worst movie of 2018. Well, it still is. But Mortal Engines is really really close. What a TERRIBLE movie…

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By Syund (1) on 24 Mar 2019

Awful movie,there were so many holes in the story and o course was too predictable…

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Possibly the best visual effects I’ve ever seen wrapped up in a disappointing film. Even better than Avatar (2009) I think…

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By Damicosta02 (2) on 01 Apr 2020

An original and interesting storyline, although it seems too hurried in my opinion. There are also moments which are kinda out of the right place…

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